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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What story of success did Eva's father hear from a man who spoke Yiddish about a Polish Jew who came to Canada?
(a) He built houses and made a great living.
(b) He went to work in a restaurant and worked his way up from dishwasher.
(c) He produced Polish pickles and made a fortune.
(d) He sold all his possessions and bought a lumber yard.

2. Where was the Steiner's house in Vancouver?
(a) The harbor.
(b) On Harbor Rd.
(c) At the edge of the city.
(d) On top of the mountain.

3. What did Penny's sister, Janet, try to do?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Buy liquor.
(c) Run away.
(d) Sneak out to see a boy.

4. What kind of home did Eva's parents buy in Canada?
(a) A large brick house.
(b) An ocean cottage.
(c) A small "stucco" house.
(d) A two story lap-board house.

5. What are Eva and Alinka dressed in when they arrive in Vancouver?
(a) Their pajamas.
(b) Flower dresses and matching socks.
(c) Identical navy blue dresses with sailor collars.
(d) Jeans and white shirts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did hearing English distorted feel like for Eva?

2. Where was the photograph taken about a year after the Wydra's arrived in Canada?

3. After traveling to America, what did Eva declare was the capitol of the United States?

4. Vancouver's Board of Commerce claimed that Vancouver was the most beautiful city in the world after what city?

5. On their trip to Vancouver, how much did four bowls of soup cost?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Mr. Ostropov play the role of the "mad Russian?"

2. Why did Eva believe that speech was a class signifier?

3. How were Eva's views of communism different from her classmates?

4. When Eva and her family arrived in Canada, how did Eva view the two parts of her life?

5. Why did Eva choose English as the language she would write in when she received her new diary?

6. In Eva's attempt at secrecy, what role did Mrs. Steiner play? Why did Eva place her is this position? What characteristics did Mrs. Steiner have that made Eva behave differently towards her?

7. Shortly after the Wydra's arrived in Canada, Eva had a bad dream. What was it and why was it significant?

8. How was Eva a "pretend teenager?"

9. Give an example of how the Wydra's became paralyzed by choices and how they made decisions?

10. How did Canada's work ethic affect Eva's father and his view of himself?

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